Profanity

You smash your finger with a hammer, stub your toe, accidentally touch a hot pan — it hurts like hell and you often curse in reaction. But did you know that those curse words can actually help reduce the pain you’re feeling? British researchers found that saying a swear word helped subjects in a 2009 study better tolerate pain. The study, published in the journal NeuroReport , found that subjects who let loose with some well-chosen curse words felt less …